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Fridman Gallery presents Walk-In Pantry, a solo exhibition of new work by Summer Wheat.

Wheat’s paintings and sculptural forms are characterized by expressive structure and color that challenge the limits of material and process. She centers her subject matter upon the figure and narrative, both imagined and recollected, to explore vulnerability and contradiction in life and story with tender humor and generous curiosity.

In this new body of work, Wheat imagines the world of the Milkmaid, the central character of Vermeer’s eponymous masterpiece, as an immersive installation of 11 paintings …